MAC Meetings

MAC Meetings

Members meet four times a year. Meetings feature invited speakers. Each meeting includes an opportunity for members to update others about progress with their task forces. MAC meetings promote vigorous discussion and positive interactions, and the animals benefit as a result.

Upcoming meeting: March 14

The Petfinder Whole Cat Workshop
A focus on feline medicine

Sunday, March 14 from 8:30am - 4pm
(daylight savings time begins the night before)

Additional Sponsors: PetSmart Charities, Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society, Tufts Shelter Medicine Program, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund

This meeting will cover feline medicine including these topics: feline infectious disease, parasites, vaccination protocols, dentals (extractions and stomatitus), shelter inflow and outflow, and aggressive behavior.

Speakers for the Whole Cat Workshop include:
Dr. Sandra Newbury, UC Davis Shelter Medicine
Dr. Johanna Cooper, DVM, DACVIM, TuftsVETS
Dr. Natalee Holt, DVM, resident, internal medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Dr. Kathryn Wrubel, PhD, Intown Veterinary Group, Woburn, MA
Dr. Kathleen Terness, DVM, Feline Hospital, Salem, MA

A light breakfast and a vegetarian lunch (with vegan options) will be provided.

If the weather is questionable due to snow, call the MAC hotline (978-779-9880) after 6:00 am on the meeting day. There will be a recorded message.

Please register by Tuesday, March 9:

Sign up for the Whole Cat Workshop here (please choose the correct membership category):

MAC Meeting

Please email info@massanimalcoalition.org with questions.

2010 MAC meetings:

DATE	TOPIC
January 10, 2010 *note change from 17th	All About Dogs
March 14, 2010	Whole Cat Workshop
September 26, 2010	Annual Meeting
November 14, 2010	Law Enforcement and Animal Control

Location and Time

Meetings are generally held from 9am until between 1pm and 3pm. Stay tuned for more details about specific meetings. Meetings are held at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, MA. Click here to get directions.

What are the costs of meetings for the current year?

Type of Membership	Meeting Cost
Affiliate of an organizational member	$20
Individual member	$30
Non-member or guest	$40
Student with an ID	$20

To fiind out more about membership and its benefits, visit our membership page.

Sponsorhip

Learn the benefits if sponsoring a MAC meeting here.

Ideas?

Please email info@massanimalcoalition.org if you have an idea for a speaker for a MAC meeting.